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CDC keeps recommendation of COVID vaccines for healthy kids after RFK Jr. said it would be removed

Coronavirus · United States

CDC keeps recommendation of COVID vaccines for healthy kids after RFK Jr. said it would be removed

54% Center coverage: 101 sources

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still recommending COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children, according to its latest published immunization schedule. The schedule, published late on Thursday by the public health agency, comes after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — alongside the heads of the FDA and the National Institutes of Health — earlier this week said the CDC would stop recommending routine COVID vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women.See the Story

Trump’s education secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot ban

New York State Politics · New York

Trump’s education secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot ban

71% Center coverage: 63 sources

A lawsuit says Honolulu police are arresting people for impaired driving even when they are sober

Police · Honolulu

A lawsuit says Honolulu police are arresting people for impaired driving even when they are sober

50% Center coverage: 22 sources

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Individual arrested for alleged threat against Rep. Nancy Mace

Individual arrested for alleged threat against Rep. Nancy Mace

Lawsuit Challenging Kentucky's Near-Total Ban on Abortions Is Withdrawn

Graham, Blumenthal meet with Zelensky in Ukraine

60% Center coverage: 10 sources

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday after a wave of Kremlin attacks last weekend. US Foreign Policy · Ukraine See the Story

Puerto Rico governor pledges to improve island’s crumbling power grid after repeated outages

43% Center coverage: 14 sources

Power Outages · Puerto Rico See the Story

Who is 'Miss Atomic Bomb'? A historian searched for 25 years for the answer

45% Center coverage: 29 sources

It wasn't going to be easy to track down the woman who came to be known as “Miss Atomic Bomb." All Robert Friedrichs had to go on was a stage name he found printed under an archival newspaper photo that showed her posing with other Las Vegas showgirls.It would take him more than two decades to unravel the mystery of Lee A. Merlin's true identity. Friedrichs, 81, isn’t a detective. He’s a historian and a retired scientist who got his start during…Las Vegas, Nevada · Las Vegas See the Story

Everyday Hero: A lifetime of service

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)—The Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina’s highest civilian honor, was recently presented to Rear Adm. James H Flatley III aboard the USS Yorktown—the perfect place to honor a man who dedicated his life to protecting others and preserving history. “It’s a man whose given service over himself his whole life and is an example to us all,” said Chauncey Clark with the USS Yorktown Foundation. Similar words are often spoken a…Charleston, South Carolina · Charleston Read Article

Lawsuit Challenging Kentucky's Near-Total Ban on Abortions Is Withdrawn

Coverage: 8 sources

Attorneys for a woman who sued Kentucky seeking to restore the right to an abortion have dropped their challenge to the state's near-total ban on the procedure. The attorneys filed a motion Friday to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit, but did not give a reason for seeking to drop the case. The lawsuit had been filed last year in state court in Louisville on behalf of a woman who was seven weeks pregnant at the time and identified only by the pseud…ACLU · Kentucky See the Story

Charleston County deputies respond to shooting in Ladson

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Deputies in Charleston County are investigating a Friday afternoon shooting that happened in Ladson. Law enforcement is on the scene in the 3300 block of Evergreen Oak Road where the shooting occurred, according to Charleston County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Alexis Douglas. One victim was taken to the hospital by first responders with multiple gunshot wounds. The scene is currently active and authorities do n…Ladson · Ladson Read Article

New golf cart law requires children under 12 to wear a seat belt: effective immediately

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCBD) -- A new golf cart law in South Carolina aims to improve safety for passengers, especially kids. The new statewide law is effective immediately and prohibits children under the age of 12 from riding in a golf cart without a seatbelt. Golf carts are a popular mode of transportation in the Lowcountry to get to the beach, the pool, or around the neighborhood, but when not used properly, they can be extremely dangerous. Of…Golf · Isle of Palms Read Article

1 Dead and Several Injured when Storm Rips Through Kentucky Community, Authorities Say

65% Center coverage: 66 sources

Tornado · Kentucky See the Story

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